# N6946P: Piper PA-24-250, registration cancelled 2002-04-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 29, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 242081
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 21, 2000
- Last registry action: June 21, 2000
- Mode S code: A93CCA
- Owner when cancelled: [Fix Signs Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIX%20SIGNS%20INC)
- Location: [El Dorado Hills, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/El%20Dorado%20Hills)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.6851° N, 121.0638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95762, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6946P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6946P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6946P-2002-04-29

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper PA-24-250: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX02FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA038), Dec 3, 2001: Piper PA-24-250 (N6946P), El Dorado, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's intentional flight into adverse weather conditions and his subsequent failure to maintain aircraft control.
- [NTSB NYC73FID11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FID11), Nov 25, 1972: Piper PA-24 (N6946P), Hopewell, VA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20011202039009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011202039009A), Dec 2, 2001: Piper PA24250 (N6946P), Eldorado, CA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. (-23) N6946P, a Piper PA-24-250, owned and operated by the pilot, was destroyed during in-flight collision with terrain near Eldorado, CA. The private pilot…

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